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Springfield Lake Nursery, Brewery Hill, Upton Cheyney, South Gloucestershire, BS30 6LY
Planning appeal 3374850 at Springfield Lake Nursery, Brewery Hill, Upton Cheyney, South Gloucestershire, BS30 6LY (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed on 1 June 2026 by Inspector Willis S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.
the demolition of existing buildings, removal of surface parking, and erection of buildings to accommodate 8,790 sqm of commercial buildings (flexible Use Class E/B2/B8) with associated bins and bike stores. Associated hard and soft landscaping. Vehicular access from the Brewery Hill
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Willis S
- Postcode
- BS30 6LY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
- The effect of the proposal on designated heritage assets, with specific regard to the setting of the Bitton Conservation Area and the Upton Cheyney Conservation Area
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (Framework) and any relevant development plan policies
- Whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposal with regard to the local development strategy
What decided it
The site's grey belt status meant the proposal was not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the substantial economic benefits of meeting a demonstrable unmet need outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm identified.
The public benefits of the proposal, particularly the substantial economic benefits of meeting an unmet need, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the settings of the Bitton and Upton Cheyney Conservation Areas
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS8Policy PSP11Policy CS9Policy PSP17Policy PSP7Policy CS5Policy CS34Policy PSP28Policy LP19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 155Paragraph 143Paragraph 110Paragraph 115
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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